Mar 25, 2021 - Sale 2562

Sale 2562 - Lot 292

Price Realized: $ 406
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(MILITARY--KOREAN WAR.) Photo album of African American troops in Korea. 73 photographs inserted by corner mounts onto 22 album leaves. Oblong 4to, string-bound black lacquer boards, front board painted with a Korean scene; condition generally strong, no captions. [Korea], 1952 and undated

Additional Details

This album depicts scenes of camp life, with mostly Black soldiers. 4 photographs depict Korean women. Although there are no captions or clues to the compiler, one photo shows Seoul City Hospital in the background, and at least two are stamped October 1952.